New Jersey Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 12 public New Jersey colleges that have competitive admission is 78.00% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 0.03%. The acceptance rate at 7 public New Jersey colleges increased and the rate of 5 colleges decreased.

The College of New Jersey has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 62.00%. Rutgers University-New Brunswick (65.00%) and New Jersey Institute of Technology (67.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest New Jersey Public Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

The College of New Jersey stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Rutgers University-New Brunswick ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $28,827 and graduate tuition & fees is $26,253 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Tightest New Jersey Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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The College of New Jersey Ewing, NJPublic, 4-year 62.00%
2.43%
21.00%1,240$24,568
($18,685)
7,62985.00%13 to 1
2
1
Rutgers University-New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJPublic, 4-year 65.00%
1.29%
27.00%1,380$36,001
($17,239)
50,63784.00%15 to 1
3
1
New Jersey Institute of Technology Newark, NJPublic, 4-year 67.00%
1.01%
19.00%1,335$35,934
($19,022)
12,33273.00%15 to 1
4
-
Ramapo College of New Jersey Mahwah, NJPublic, 4-year 73.00%
2.53%
18.01%1,190$26,388
($15,978)
5,47869.00%16 to 1
5
3
Kean University Union, NJPublic, 4-year 77.00%
5.60%
21.00%1,150$21,076
($13,426)
12,88451.00%16 to 1
6
1
Rowan University Glassboro, NJPublic, 4-year 78.00%
1.06%
18.00%1,210$25,564
($15,700)
19,53568.00%16 to 1
6
-
Rutgers University-Camden Camden, NJPublic, 4-year 78.00%
1.48%
6.00%1,120$35,841
($17,079)
5,96664.00%13 to 1
8
3
Rutgers University-Newark Newark, NJPublic, 4-year 79.00%
5.06%
10.00%-$35,348
($16,586)
11,01766.00%13 to 1
9
2
Montclair State University Montclair, NJPublic, 4-year 87.00%
4.31%
20.00%1,080$24,126
($14,766)
21,78465.00%17 to 1
10
1
Stockton University Galloway, NJPublic, 4-year 88.00%
2.46%
19.00%1,170$23,420
($15,532)
9,08076.00%16 to 1
Average75.40%17.90%1,208$28,827
($16,401)
15,63470.10%15 to 1